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I’m really late to this story, but if I don’t know, there’s a good chance you may not as well.

Letter Quest: Grimm’s Journey (formerly “Spell Quest: Grimm’s Journey“) is up for a vote on Steam Greenlight. Originally released for iOS and Android, Letter Quest is an awesome word game with roleplaying elements and a ton of nerd humor that I know you’re going to love. The team over at Bacon Bandits didn’t half-ass this port, making all sorts of changes while removing the (incredibly fair) in-app purchases altogether. If you like Bookworm Adventures, Words with Friends, or even Boggle, then Letter Quest: Grimm’s Journey is right up your alley.

After meeting its funding goal (but narrowly missing its iOS stretch goal), Axle was greenlit for Android. Originally scheduled for release in Q2 2013, the game missed its deadline. Still, the team at Fallstreak Studios continued to update their Kickstarter page for all the contributors.

Axle latches onto the nearest gear during jumps. It works really well.

Axle will finally be available on Google Play for the low price of $1.99 on August 16th. I can’t wait to have another go around with the little gear that could and its whimsically steampunk contraptions. If Axle can maintain the high-level of platforming quality and awesome soundtrack that I saw back in the alpha, then I think you’re going to really enjoy it.

Additionally, Axle has been nominated for the 2014 Geekie Awards, which I’m going to pretend I knew existed before this minute. I mean, Stan Lee and Seth Green in one place? How could I not know about something like that? Axle will face off against The Banner Saga, Don’t Starve, Octodad: Dadliest Catch, and Outlast. That’s some stiff competition. Hopefully, that’s a sign of pedigree as well.

I am not proud. In fact, I hate myself for falling for the foot-in-the-door approach to gaming. I have no one to blame but myself.

Time and again, I start playing a free-to-play game only to find myself burned when the rules change. Time and again, I have paid without thinking, all because I didn’t see the changes coming. The writing was on the wall, but I didn’t look to my left or my right. I had tunnel vision all in the name of fun.

God help me, but I’m addicted to yet another LINE game in Disney Tsum Tsum. The game, based on the Japanese plush toys, mixes addictive match-3 gameplay with nostalgia and a high dose of kawaii that can’t be beat.

That said, it’s a LONG hill to climb if you want to get tsumwhere in Disney Tsum Tsum. So is the nature of the free-to-play beast. We feel your pain, and we’re here to help.

The Sorcerer Cookie brings some powerful Coin Magic to the table. His pet, the Grimiore, should help tons of players get new high scores. Obstacles move and generally try to throw off your timing. It’s slowly starting to look more and more like the Cookie Run I’ve been playing over on the for Kakao network for some time.

To prove it, one of the best features shows up in a Coupon Code. To enter a code, touch the Gear icon on the bottom left of your Rankings screen. Scroll down and tap on the “COUPON” button. Your browser will open up with a code entry box.

That’s “Cookie Run 2nd Story” for those keeping track at home or may want to pass it along to friends. I got it in three guesses, as the code on the for Kakao version was COOK 2RUN 2NDS TORY last year.

Act now! This code, a $10 value, expires on June 5th at 4PM. Run. Run as fast as you can!

Ace Fishing, by South Korean developer Com2uS, is their latest attempt at bringing digestible sports to mobile sets. With a pedigree that includes Apple Hall of Fame inductee HOMERUN BATTLE 3D on their resume, they clearly know their stuff.

As a teacher and a parent, I can’t help but love this little slice of nerdvana in the picture above. Here we have another example of Cookie Run’s popularity in South Korea.

Here we have Cookie Run erasers, as found inside a toy capsule machine near South Korean elementary school. Each pull costs 100 won, or about 10 American cents, though there are other random toys interspersed within. Still, it’s more killer than filler in the one I use.

I remember buying car-shaped erasers for a quarter apiece from my school’s morning supply store back in the third grade. I’m not a car guy, so it seems wholly unnecessary now. However, boring things shaped like cool things? HELL YES! That’s cool-by-association!